Alignment - How your text conforms to the left and right margins of a page. The text can be right-aligned, centered, left-aligned, or fully-aligned/justified.
Application - A program or software.
Ascending order: method of sorting data in order from lowest to highest (A-Z) or numerical order (0-9)
Blog - Originally known as Web Log. Blogs are websites that contains dated text entries, generally listed in reverse chronological order (most recent first) about a particular topic. Blogs serve many purposes from online newsletters to personal diaries to topical discussions. They can be written by one person or a group. Blog entries may contain commentary and links to other Web sites. They may contain photographs and/or videos. Blogs that contain videos are sometimes called VLOGS since the video can communicate the author's thoughts and ideas. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
CD-ROM - (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) a compact disc format used to hold text, graphics, and hi-fi stereo sound.
Cite References - to reference the creator or source of information used in a presentation; the recognition that a work is not yours.
Cursor - This is where the action is located on your screen, represented by a flashing line. When you type on your keyboard, the information appears at the cursor.
Data - Information entered into the computer
Descending order: the opposite of ascending order. Example: Reverse alphabetical order (Z-A) or reverse numerical is high to low (9-0).
Digital Camera - a special camera that takes and stores photographs in a digital format. Digital pictures can be loaded into a computer and used in a variety of ways, one of which is insertion into a multimedia presentation.
DVD - similar to a CD but has a much larger data capacity (about 7 times more), used to hold large files like movies/videos.
File - A single piece of information stored on the computer such as a saved letter.
Format - To change the appearance of an entry
Hardcopy - Output from a printer that you can touch
Hyperlink - a predefined linkage between one object and another which is chosen by using a single click. (Can be text or an icon and displays as underlined text usually in blue or red font).
Icons - Small pictures or symbols that will open applications or documents when double-clicked; icons may or may not have text.
Import - The process of bringing clip art, text, or another file into a document.
Landscape - The page setup that permits a document to be printed in a horizontal position.
Links - Connections from one image, page, or word to another where the user clicks on a word or phrase that is usually highlighted.
Margins - Page set up where the top, bottom, and sides of a document boundary are set.
Menu Bar - the row of commands at the top of the screen allowing you choices of operations (Example: File, Edit, Insert, etc.)
Morphing - The special effects in motion pictures and animations that changes one image into another through a seamless transition.
Portrait - The page setup that prints the document vertically.
Retrieve - Open a saved document
Save - To store information for later use.
Save As - To save a document for the first time or with a new name
Scanner - A device that reads a printed page and converts it into a graphic image
Softcopy - Output from a computer that you can see or hear, but can not touch (Example: output from a monitor or speaker)
Template - A file that is pre-formatted in some way.
Title Bar - The line near the top of the screen that gives the name of the program/application and file
Toolbar - The row of icons at the top of the screen allowing you to edit text - this area features commands most often used and can also be found in the drop-down menus.
WINDOWS MANAGEMENT TERMS
Active Window – The window in which a user is currently working or directing input. An active window is typically at the top of the windows layers and is distinguished by the color of its title bar.
Inactive Window(s) - A window users are not currently interacting with. This window cannot receive keyboard input. Inactive windows usually have gray title bars.
Maximize – To display a window at its largest size.
Minimize- To hide a window that is currently displayed on screen. The window is removed and represented with an icon or file name on the taskbar.
Resize - To change the height or width of a window. Usually this is done with the mouse by catching a corner or side of the window and dragging in or out.
Close or Exit – To remove a window from active or inactive status on the desktop.
Skills
Should know how to open and use more than one window such as copy from one window and paste into another
NETWORKS
STORAGE MEDIA TERMS
CD- 650-783 MB of data
DVD - 4.7 GB of data
Flash Drive, Zip Drive, USB Drive, Thumb Drive - Various names given to this type of portable storage media
FILE MANAGEMENT SKILLS
Create folders - Should know how to create folders on desktop, in documents, email, etc.
Add, delete, move, and copy files and folders
Create a compressed file of a folder
PRINTING SKILLS
Preview
Save as .pdf (Mac users)
Changing printer printing to
EQUIPMENT USE SKILLS
Can use a scanner
Can use a digital camera to take and upload pictures onto a computer
Can connect document camera, projector, etc. to computer
BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING
MAC
PC
Printers on a PC - Printer won't print.
Click on the Start button, select printers and faxes. Check to see if there are pending print jobs. If so, right click and cancel all documents. Now, turn off printer and restart the computer. Turn the printer back on and try to print.
Tree or server not found
Can't find tree server - unplug the ethernet (Internet) cord and replug it from the computer and the port on the wall. Unplug and and replug the waters switch box-both ends. Restart the computer and try to login in. If you get the same error message, submit a work order to your Technology Facilitator.
WINDOWS MANAGEMENT TERMS
- Active Window – The window in which a user is currently working or directing input. An active window is typically at the top of the windows layers and is distinguished by the color of its title bar.
- Inactive Window(s) - A window users are not currently interacting with. This window cannot receive keyboard input. Inactive windows usually have gray title bars.
- Maximize – To display a window at its largest size.
- Minimize- To hide a window that is currently displayed on screen. The window is removed and represented with an icon or file name on the taskbar.
- Resize - To change the height or width of a window. Usually this is done with the mouse by catching a corner or side of the window and dragging in or out.
- Close or Exit – To remove a window from active or inactive status on the desktop.
SkillsNETWORKS
STORAGE MEDIA TERMS
FILE MANAGEMENT SKILLS
PRINTING SKILLS
EQUIPMENT USE SKILLS
BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING
Click on the Start button, select printers and faxes. Check to see if there are pending print jobs. If so, right click and cancel all documents. Now, turn off printer and restart the computer. Turn the printer back on and try to print.
Can't find tree server - unplug the ethernet (Internet) cord and replug it from the computer and the port on the wall. Unplug and and replug the waters switch box-both ends. Restart the computer and try to login in. If you get the same error message, submit a work order to your Technology Facilitator.